I've probably been using tablets for about 20 years. I mainly use them at home to input handwritten Chinese characters into the Naver dictionary. I rarely draw, and only use them a little for Photoshop work.
In the past, I started with Japanese Wacom tablets and replaced them several times. At the time, Wacom was the only product available. They used to cost 100,000-200,000 won but gradually came down in price to under 100,000 won. Then, I switched to the cheaper Chinese XPPEN brand instead of Wacom.
I eventually got rid of the Japanese Wacom because its built-in battery started to swell, and I was afraid it would explode. As for the Chinese XPPEN, I think I used it for 1-2 years before it suddenly became difficult to input handwritten characters into the Naver Chinese dictionary. It would work intermittently, which was frustrating, so I discarded it after not many years. Japanese Wacom tablets usually lasted 5-6 years, but then the pen tip sensor seemed to malfunction, and the pen sensitivity would drop, causing the cursor on the monitor to not follow my pen movements. Eventually, the pen would stop working entirely. In about 20 years, I've used five or six tablets. I used them all until they were no longer usable.
A few years ago, I discovered and started using the current UGEE S640. I was worried if it would work properly because the price was incredibly low. I bought it for about 20,000 won back then. Before that, even when I bought them cheaply, tablets still cost around 100,000 won.
However, my worries about the 20,000-won tablet were unfounded. It worked perfectly, just as I wanted. It's still helping me at my desk today. Today, I listed the UGEE S640 on the Hemorium shopping mall as a product registration test. The photo below is of the UGEE S640 I'm currently using (a tablet with a 6-inch width).
I scanned AliExpress to see the current price of the UGEE S640, and it varied wildly. Some stores sold it for 99,000 won with a delivery period of 19-24 days, while others offered it for 18,900 won with 5-day delivery if you signed up and made your first purchase.
I checked Coupang to see how they were selling the same product, and they offer it for 24,550 won with 7-14 day overseas shipping代行. If we list this product on Hemorium for consignment sales, the price becomes 29,000 won with a 5-6 day delivery period. All the prices mentioned above assume free shipping.
Comparing the options, someone who buys this tablet through overseas shipping代行 on Coupang would be smart.
We are currently setting up our shopping mall with three sales directions: 1. Selling Korean products overseas, 2. Selling Chinese products to Korea, and 3. Selling Chinese products globally.
Selling Korean products to the US is generally straightforward, but there's an issue with selling Chinese products to the US. In the past, there weren't small parcel tariffs on Chinese products, but now there's a 54% tariff or a fixed tariff of 140,000 won per item. This means Americans will likely feel a much greater burden when buying Chinese products than before.
--- Shin